fairy ring
noun
1
: a ring of basidiomycetous mushrooms produced at the periphery of a body of mycelium which has grown outward from an initial growth point
also
: a ring of luxuriant vegetation especially when associated with these mushrooms
2
: a mushroom (especially Marasmius oreades) that commonly grows in fairy rings
Examples of fairy ring in a Sentence
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Aeration stimulates new growth to cover areas damaged by fairy rings.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Most well-known for forming a circle or arc of white mushrooms, some fairy rings don’t include mushrooms but simply a ring or arc of lush, dark green grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Revisiting old radar images, the new study matched two images of a fairy ring of volcanic vents that were taken eight months apart.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Problem: Circles Pop Up in the Grass What the Lawn Is Trying to Tell You
Mysterious circles of mushrooms, called fairy rings, are caused by soil fungi.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
Mysterious circles of mushrooms, called fairy rings, are caused by soil fungi.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
Another approach is to manage the fairy ring with fertilizers, wetting agents and careful watering.
—oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Towering over us was a circle of 100-foot-tall redwoods, known as a fairy ring.
—Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2021
One common disease with too much organic matter is fairy ring.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2021
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
Most well-known for forming a circle or arc of white mushrooms, some fairy rings don’t include mushrooms but simply a ring or arc of lush, dark green grass.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024
Revisiting old radar images, the new study matched two images of a fairy ring of volcanic vents that were taken eight months apart.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Problem: Circles Pop Up in the Grass What the Lawn Is Trying to Tell You
Mysterious circles of mushrooms, called fairy rings, are caused by soil fungi.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
Mysterious circles of mushrooms, called fairy rings, are caused by soil fungi.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2023
Another approach is to manage the fairy ring with fertilizers, wetting agents and careful watering.
—oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Towering over us was a circle of 100-foot-tall redwoods, known as a fairy ring.
—Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2021
One common disease with too much organic matter is fairy ring.
—oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2021
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